"How come all I have is freaking trashy clothes?" Elsa asked her brother, flipping through dully colored blue and grey shirts. Due to their lack of money, the siblings couldn't afford many clothes and all the barista had to wear were t-shirts and jeans, nothing more. Most days, Elsa didn't care in the least about what she looked like; on days like this, however, she wanted the person she was meeting to like the way she looked. Perhaps one day she could make enough money to buy at least one good outfit to wear for special occasions.
"I dunno." Olaf said lazily, draped across his sister's bed with his hands behind his head, "We're not exactly the richest family out there."
"True." Elsa replied, pulling out a pair of ripped jeans and a white shirt with a paint stain on the back. She put the shirt to her chest and stood in front of her cracked vanity mirror. Olaf looked at her out of the corner of his eye and cracked a small smile as he watched his older sister bite her lip and narrow her eyes, looking at herself critically. She turned to him, still holding the white shirt in place, saying, "So how does this look?"
"Trashy." Olaf said shrugging, "but it looks okay, Elsie. You're just hanging out with her. Be chill and be yourself."
"Chill." Elsa echoed, turning around to look at herself again in the mirror, "Chill…"
She pulled the while t-shirt on and smoothed out the winkles as best she could. Then she stepped over to her bed where she sat down, laying back over her brother's stomach, and pulling out her phone, texting Anna…
Meanwhile, Anna calmly pulled her favorite t-shit over her head and fluffed her red hair a bit, walking over to the mirror and pushing up her glasses in order to see herself clearly. She felt a rumble in her throat as she made a slight, "Hmm." noise of approval. She ran her fingers through her hair once more, combing out a few stray knots before she let her hand fall to her side once more where it slid into the pocket of her jeans.
Anna felt a presence behind her. She turned to see Rapunzel standing in the doorway, smiling lovingly with her cell phone in her hand. The younger woman moved across the room to take it with a grin at Rapunzel. On the screen, there flashed a message from Elsa. Rapunzel felt her heart jump a bit in her chest as she watched how excited her little cousin became upon seeing the text from her crush. She watched as Anna's face fell slightly as she read the message…then she met two, pleading turquoise eyes.
"What?" Rapunzel asked aloud.
Anna proceeded to speak through sign language, "Elsa says that she doesn't have a car, but she has a bike. Could you please drive us to the mall and then back instead of making her have to ride her bike the whole way?"
Rapunzel crossed her arms and looked at her cousin as if to say, "Are you for real?"
Anna shrugged innocently, then reached out and took her cousin's hands, squeezing them gently and mouthing the words, "Please, Rapunzel?"
The older woman knew for a fact that she had to go to work that day, but she also knew that very few could look into Anna's pleading eyes and refuse a request so adorably asked for…
"Ahh, fine." Rapunzel sighed in exasperation and Anna jumped up and down a few times before throwing her arms around Rapunzel's neck and kissing her cheek in several different places before rushing passed her through the living room and to the door where she stood, bouncing on the heels of her feet, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
"I can't believe you sometimes, Anna." Rapunzel chuckled as she crossed the room, grabbing her purse off the door handle and opening the front for for her cousin. Anna scurried from the house and slid down the railing of the steps on the front porch and hopped to the ground where she tumbled into the car and slammed the door, bouncing up and down in her seat.
Rapunzel sighed, resting her hand on her chest, relieved that Anna hadn't hurt herself. The older woman absolutely HATED it when her cousin did that sort of thing. She was always afraid Anna would hurt herself so she always made it a priority to scold her, but this time she would make an exception. Her cousin looked so happy the last thing she wanted to do was be a downer.
As Rapunzel and Anna left the house, Elsa said goodbye to Olaf, fed Sven, then left her own house, peddling furiously down the road on her bike. She was used to the ride to her work so she knew the fastest route to take. She pedaled through the woods and up behind the shop. She jumped off her bike and pushed it up a steep hill and, reaching the top, she stopped a moment to catch her breath before parking her bike behind the building, panting and wiping her forehead free of sweat with her forearm. She straightened her shirt hastily and checked her hair before strolling casually around the side of her workplace. She neared the front doors and reached out to grasp the handle when suddenly, from behind her, someone beeped a car horn very loudly.
From inside the car, Rapunzel and Anna had watched Elsa trudge up the hill and walk around the side of the building. Rapunzel then had the bright idea to play a little trick on the blonde. The older woman leaned on the car horn, and both Anna and Rapunzel burst out laughing as Elsa jumped and pressed her back to the front door, looking wildly about for the source of the noise.
When Elsa locked in on Anna in the car, she relaxed and rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly, waving to the girls in the car.
"Smooth." Rapunzel scoffed.
Anna gestured for Elsa to get inside, and the barista stood there a moment, then jumped to attention. As elsa slipped inside the white mustang, she greeted Rapunzel with a hearty, "Heyya!"
"Sup!" Rapunzel responded with a smile.
Anna turned around in her seat and waved enthusiastically to Elsa who laughed warmly and waved back. Anna then quickly fumbled with her phone and sent Elsa a text message. The blond grinned at Anna who winked playfully back. Elsa pulled out her phone and read Anna's text: "My cousin here is gonna be driving us to the mall. I decided that riding a bike would be difficult with two people."
"Thank you." Elsa said to Anna's cousin who shrugged.
"Think nothing of it." Rapunzel replied, pulling away from the Starbucks store, "Anything for my little cousin."
Anna typed furiously on her phone and sent the message to Elsa where she read, "So! Punzy is gonna drop us off at the front doors and we can hang out for however long we want! I have the whole day off to goof around!"
Elsa smiled and wrote back, "Awesome! I can't wait! You need to show me all of the stuff you like to do for fun."
Anna got the text, read it, then replied, "Oh there's a TON of stuff I love to do!"
Rapunzel cleared her throat quietly grabbing Elsa's attention, "As you know, my cousin is deaf."
"Yes." Elsa said slowly, slightly worried by the expression of concern on Rapunzel's face. The brunette simply kept her eyes on the road in front of her with a face that showed concern.
"I want you to treat my cousin well." She said.
"Why wouldn't I?" Elsa asked awkwardly.
"I'm only warning you." Rapunzel continued, "If you do anything to hurt my baby girl…"
Elsa swallowed deeply and noticed that the woman was glaring at her from the rear view mirror at an angle that was just barely out of Elsa's line of sight. Elsa rubbed the back of her neck again, a nervous habit, and watched as Rapunzel's terrifying expression faded over the time span of a few minutes. Anna sent Elsa another text a few seconds later: "Punzy can be a bit over protective."
Elsa replied: "You think so? *sarcasm implied."
In the front seat, Anna giggled a little, then pushed her glasses up her nose.
"She's just everything to me, you know." Rapunzel went on, "And if she's hurt in any way shape or form, you won't even begin to imagine the consequences... The last thing in the world I want is for Anna to become depressed over some kind of relationship related issue."
"Understandable." Elsa said respectfully, "I completely understand and I'll do my best to uh…treat her right...w-which won't be a problem in the least, I assure you."
"Good." Rapunzel said quickly, her shoulder's slightly relaxing in the front seat, "She's like my little sister, you know."
"I do." Elsa smiled, "I have a little brother."
"Really?" Rapunzel asked, looking over her shoulder, "How old?"
"Nine." Elsa replied, "I'm raising him by myself."
"Wow." Rapunzel said, "That's impressive."
Suddenly, from the passengers seat, both women were interrupted by the sound of Anna furiously typing something on her phone. Both Rapunzel and Elsa received a text that read, "Do you mind not leaving me out of conversation? I know I can't hear, but you two are talking so fast I can't read your lips!"
Rapunzel, removed her hands from the steering wheel to say in sign language, "I'm sorry, we were just talking about how the two of us raised our siblings from a young age."
Elsa, not understanding what the cousins were saying through hand gestures, sat back on the car seat and looked out the window. The barista took time to notice the way Anna and Rapunzel would smile at each other often and give hand gestures that looked like more than simple words being exchanged. They looked more like symbols of affection more than anything.
Elsa found herself watching Anna through the rear view mirror, watching how the redhead would smile and show her expression vividly through her eyes. Elsa stared at the beautiful teal irises and felt the beginnings of butterflies in her stomach. She stopped gazing at Anna for a moment, sitting up a tad straighter in her seat upon the realization that she had, in fact, just felt what it felt like to have the metaphorical butterflies in her stomach for the first time.
Elsa bit her lip and stared out her window, thinking of the possibility of Anna and she becoming more than friends in the future. The barista rested her head in her hand and found herself slipping away into a world of daydreams. She envisioned herself with Anna sitting on the beach with Anna's head on her shoulder, watching the sunset. She envisioned long talks through text through the night, Anna and she laying side by side, simply hanging out, enjoying each others company. She envisioned Olaf and Anna meeting and how wonderfully they would get along together. But most importantly, she envisioned Anna kissing her cheek on multiple occasions and maybe…just maybe…a kiss on the lips.
There came a vibration from Elsa's lap and she absentmindedly lifted her phone so she could read Anna's message,
"What are you thinking about back there? You have a really funny look on your face."
Elsa lifted her eyes to look at Anna who was staring brightly from the front seat, her expressive eyes boring into Elsa's.
The blonde woman smiled lightly and said slowly so Anna could read her lips: "I was thinking about you."
Elsa had already, in her heart, decided that the relationship that she wanted with Anna was going to be an honest one. As embarrassing as it was to admit she was thinking about Anna right off the bat, she wanted to be completely honest.
Half expecting Anna's reaction to be negative, she was surprised to see the blush that covered the girl's cheeks. The younger woman's eyes fell to her phone where she began to write a reply, pushing up her glasses on her nose. Elsa received the text a moment later and hesitantly read the message,
"Oh you were, were you? What exactly where you thinking about with me in mind?"
Elsa lifted her head again to gaze at Anna who was now making a very, very unexpectedly alluring face. Elsa, completely taken aback by the sudden thudding of her heart, fumbled with her words awkwardly for a few moments. Then, remembering that Anna couldn't hear, she paused momentarily to stare back at the redhead before, lifting her phone and typing a message without breaking eye contact.
Anna looked at her phone and read: "I was thinking of what our friendship will be like in the future. I know we just met and all and I don't mean to creep you out but..."
"I'm not creeped out at all!" Anna typed quickly then sent it, "If anything I'm flattered you took the time to notice me!"
Elsa laughed gently and typed: "How could I not notice you with you coming in every day with your hair up so cute and your beautiful eyes staring from across the room?"
Anna let out the quietest giggle Elsa ever heard. But just the very slight sound was lovely to the barista who sat back in her seat, grinning involuntarily. Elsa texted: "I love the tiny sound of your laugh. It's very cute."
"Stop iiit!" Anna wrote back quickly before collapsing in a fit of silent giggles in the front seat. Rapunzel turned to look at Elsa for a fleeting moment before she said,
"You know how to get to her almost as fast as I can and I've known her since she was born."
"Well then!" Elsa replied smiling shyly, "I'm glad I can make her laugh."
"Me too." Rapunzel agreed, "Me too."
The three drove in silence then, Anna and Elsa occasionally sending the other flirty glances through the rear view mirror, teasing each other with winks and sticking out their tongues here and there. Soon enough, they arrived at the mall and Rapunzel dropped the two off at the main entrance. Rapunzel and Anna exchanged a few words through sign language before parting ways. Anna thanked her cousin with a kiss on the cheek and Elsa shook her hand.
"Have a good time with her." Rapunzel said to Elsa.
"I will…there's no need to worry." Elsa said reassuringly, "I'll take care of her. And anyway, with a good big cousin like you, I'm sure she knows what to do if anything should happen."
Rapunzel nodded, then slipped into her car and both Anna and Elsa watched as she drove away.
Suddenly the barista felt unbelievably awkward. She was alone with Anna once again and they had a whole day to spend together. What if she ran out of things to talk about? What if Anna got bored with her? What if Anna decided that she didn't like her as much as she thought she did? What if Anna got LOST?
…that was a ridiculous. Anna had a phone. Duh.
Elsa suddenly bristled a bit when she felt the familiar warmness of Anna's hand brushing against her. She felt her tongue stick to the roof of her mouth as five fingers knitted themselves with hers. Elsa turned her head to meet Anna's comforting gaze and, in an instant, she felt calmer, more sure of herself. There was nothing to worry about, no one to impress…it was just...Anna. Anna, her new friend who liked her for who she was and nothing more.
Anna squeezed Elsa's hand and mouthed the words, "Let's go!"
Elsa nodded, leading Anna inside where the two walked for a while passing shops here and there, just enjoying each other's company. Elsa loved how Anna's bare arm would brush up against her own every few steps and she found herself anticipating the next time it would happen.
Anna occasionally looked at Elsa and pointed in the direction she wanted to go, then Elsa would lead her, continuing their walk. The younger woman, excited as could be, was trying her best to keep a calm head. If she could hear anything, Anna knew for a fact that she would be babbling on and on about god knows what, most likely boring the blonde girl to death. But the girl with the glasses, like she had done so many times before, settled for stealing little glances at Elsa every now and again. She wished she could look at the gorgeous girl for as long as she wanted, but for then, Anna decided she should keep her distance lest the barista think she was awkward.
Anna loved how accepting Elsa was of her affections. She secretly hoped that Elsa would become hers in the future, but that was for later, now was the time for chocolate. The younger women lead the older through the mall, pointing in the direction of her favorite chocolate shop and patiently walking in time with Elsa's smooth stride. She swung her and Elsa's arm back and forth by their hands and smiled brightly when Elsa turned to her and laughed, her shoulders bouncing slightly.
The redhead guided Elsa into the chocolate store and pulled her in front of the many bars of chocolate that were laid out on display. Elsa looked from the chocolate to Anna bouncing up and down on the balls of her feet, then back to the chocolate. Anna read Elsa's lips as the woman asked, "What would you like?"
Anna pointed to the single bar of milk chocolate and Elsa rubbed her cheek, looking at the price tag in front of the bar. It was a little bit to outrageously priced in Elsa's opinion, but as Anna began to fish through her bag for her wallet, the barista put a hand on Anna's shoulder and shook her head saying, "I'll pay."
"Are you sure?" Anna asked through eye contact.
Elsa nodded in reply, looked up to the clerk at the counter and said, "Two bars of the milk chocolate please."
"Sure thing!" The clerk replied.
Beside Elsa, Anna was full out flattered by Elsa's gesture and in her thanks she slid her arms around Elsa's waist and gave her a quick squeeze from the side. Since she couldn't verbally say thank you, Anna had taken to conveying words through touch and gestures, and Elsa, who didn't mind in the least that wanted Anna to touch her, was absolutely taken aback when Anna pressed herself against her side for a fleeting moment.
A rosy blush covered Elsa's cheeks and it creped gradually down her neck. She smiled awkwardly down at Anna who was blushing as well and playing with her shirt. Elsa, to Anna, felt like the biggest, softest, most comfortable pillow ever. Since the barista was so relaxed all the time, not a tense thing about her present, it left her to be the perfect person to simply hug and hold. And on top of all that, Anna thought that Elsa smelled absolutely wonderful.
The blonde picked up the two bars of solid chocolate and paid the clerk the money, thanking him with a smile and a nod. As the two women exited the store, Anna held Elsa's arm, this time holding it against her chest. Elsa, loving how Anna would show her excitement through physical contact, chuckled warmly and guided Anna over to a table for two. Anna plopped down into a chair and pulled out her phone so she could talk with Elsa.
"This is my favorite chocolate ever!" Anna wrote. Elsa smiled and replied,
"I can tell. So, what are you waiting for? Dig in!"
"Thank you so much for the chocolate, Elsa." Anna wrote, then looked the barista in the eye as sincerely as she could manage. The blue eyed woman received a spine tingling sensation down her back and she wrote back without looking at her screen,
"You're welcome, Anna. Anything for a girl as sweet as you."
When Anna read the message and saw the heart that Elsa had added to the message, she fully realized that Elsa was not just being nice, but she was, in fact, flirting a little. Anna lifted a hand to cover her mouth for a moment, staring at the screen, not wanting to look up at her new friend who had a look of pure adoration on her face.
The redhead's first instinct was to drop everything and hug the life out of Elsa, but that was out of the question. She needed to keep her distance for at least a few days so she could let the older woman get used to her presence. After all, Anna knew that she could be a bit touchy at times and she wanted Elsa to feel as comfortable as possible.
Anna replied through text: "You're sweet too, Elsa. If not sweeter."
"I…" Elsa said aloud, looking into the honest eyes of her friend, "…You…"
Anna cocked her head to the side curiously, wordlessly asking Elsa what she intended to say. The blonde paused a moment, bit her lip and shook her head, deciding that what she was going to say would've been moving their relationship along too quickly. She had only known Anna for about two days...she had to give their relationship time.
"Nothing." Elsa said, unwrapping her bar of chocolate. Anna followed suit and the two took simultaneous bites out of their pieces. Both girls made a quiet humming sound in their pleasure. Anna loved chocolate to no end and Elsa loved it as well. This was absolutely delicious. Elsa texted Anna: "I don't know why I've never tried this brand of chocolate before. It's delicious!"
Anna wrote back: "I KNOW right!? Don't you just love how it melts in your mouth?"
"Hmmm." Elsa hummed aloud, nodding in reply. The two continued to eat their chocolate in peace until Anna was ready to move on. She sent a text Elsa's way that said, "I have some shops I want to stop by if you don't mind! Rapunzel's birthday is coming up soon and I'd like to look for something for her."
"Of course." Elsa said, standing up and offering a hand for Anna to take. The redhead pushed up her glasses and took Elsa's outstretched hand, making Elsa shiver slightly once again as she knitted her fingers with hers. The women walked through the hallways of the mall side by side, peering into certain clothing shops, Elsa secretly wishing that she could buy some new clothes for her and her brother. As the two women passed a game shop Elsa began to think of how wonderful it would be if she could simply walk in there and buy a new game for her brother to play. Checkers and cards were getting kind of boring for the both of them and Elsa, if she had more than a few bucks in her pocket left, she would definitely spend it on something for her brother to enjoy out of that store.
Anna took a moment to notice how Elsa was staring longingly into the window of the board game shop. Elsa had just spent money on her; a reasonably large amount for a first meeting as well, and now she was gazing into a store that had many board games on display, her desire for something in there clearly showing. Anna stopped walking abruptly. Elsa stopped as soon as Anna did and looked to her questioningly.
The younger woman pulled out her phone and texted: "I see you looking into that store over there…do you want to buy a board game or something?"
Elsa shook her head back and forth vigorously, but Anna looked at her as if to say, "Don't tell me you don't want a game after you've been staring into that window like that." Elsa looked at her shoes and put her hands behind her back, avoiding Anna's gaze.
Anna rolled her eyes and pulled Elsa into the store where she gestured around her mouthing: "Pick one."
Elsa shyly looked at Anna and texted: "I wanted to get a game for my brother and I to play, but you don't need to buy one for me even though I appreciate it a ton."
Anna huffed and looked at Elsa exasperatedly.
"Okay, okay." Elsa sighed, then dialed her brother's number. Anna began looking around at the board games, waiting for Elsa to finish her talk with Olaf.
"Hello?" his little voice came from the other end.
"Hey buddy!" Elsa greeted him cheerfully, "I'm at the mall right now and Anna's just offered to buy us a new board game!"
"NO WAY!" Olaf squealed excitedly, "Is monopoly there?!"
Elsa looked about and found an entire rack covered in different types of monopoly games.
"You bet!" she replied, walking up to it and looking at the many kinds of themes the monopoly games had.
"Get the doggy one, please!" Olaf said happily.
"Sure thing, bro. We'll play it later when I get home okay? How are you doing? Did you eat your lunch?"
Anna, watching from afar, read Elsa's lips as she asked her brother how he was doing. Looking at the concern in her eyes, the redhead found the blonde extremely attractive. Just knowing that Elsa was able to take care of a little child, sacrificing time and money for him, was adorable to Anna.
After asking him a few more things, making sure everything at home was in order, Elsa hung up and slid the phone in her pocket with a sigh. Anna returned to her side and the barista took Anna's hand on her own accord this time and picked up a dog themed monopoly game off the shelf, turning the box around the check the price. Anna, knowing the possibility of Elsa protesting once she saw the price, grabbed the box from the unsuspecting blonde before she could read the price tag and teasingly made her way over to the front desk with Elsa on her heels.
After Anna bought the board game for Elsa, she pulled her friend out of the store and held out the bag for her companion to take. Elsa took a moment to look from the bag, back to Anna. Feeling that urge arise in her chest, Elsa decided to try her luck for a hug. She moved forward cautiously, observing Anna closely to see if any uneasiness crossed her face but as she drew nearer, the only emotion Elsa could see was inviting affection.
Elsa put her arms around Anna's waist and gently held her in a loose hug for a moment before backing up and taking the bag from her and saying, "Thank you."
Anna nodded in reply and took Elsa's hand once again. Instead of dragging her down the hallway to a new store like Elsa had expected her to do, Anna pulled the older girl into a hug where Anna threw her arms over the taller girl's shoulders, pulling her down and forward where Elsa was held captive in an even tighter hug than before. Elsa had her face pressed to Anna's shoulder and she awkwardly adjusted herself so she could put her arms around Anna's waist yet again.
The redhead absolutely LOVED warm hugs and she never passed an opportunity to get one. This hug felt different, however. Unlike Rapunzel, Elsa was a good few inches taller than Anna and just the feeling of a taller person she knew she was slightly attracted to in her arms, made the young woman blush with pleasure.
Elsa, never having hugged anyone other taller than her brother, shut her eyes and breathed in the pleasant smell that was purely Anna. Her clothes were soft and warm and her body was relaxed and welcoming. It was refreshing to hug someone taller and sweeter close to herself and Elsa loved every moment of it.
Anna let go a few moments later, both girls backing away from each other shyly. After sharing a slightly awkward gaze, Anna giggled and Elsa rubbed the back of her neck again, smiling nervously. Pulling out her phone, Anna sent Elsa a text message that said: "Who knew you were such a great hugger, Els. Why don't we keep going then? I have a few places I know you'll like to visit."
"Sure." Elsa replied through text, "I've never had the pleasure of hugging anyone taller than my little brother so…thanks for that."
Anna read the text and brushed up against Elsa playfully, the barista getting the message without having Anna text her.
The younger linked her arm with the older, and the two moved throughout the mall the rest of that day, visiting Anna's favorite shops. Anna would point to things and text Elsa her thoughts about it and what things were her favorite. The awkward older woman thought that after hours of spending time with the same person, one of them would get bored of the other, but as the third hour ticked by, then the fourth, then the fifth, both women remained completely engrossed in the other, talking through text about themselves, learning what the other liked, getting to know each other.
As the sun began to set, Anna received a text from Rapunzel, interrupting her conversation with Elsa about their favorite types of coffee. Anna rested her hand on Elsa's shoulder, stopping her and opening up the text.
Anna's face fell for the first time in all the hours they had spent together and Elsa cast her a concerned look. The redhead texted Elsa: "Punzy's outside waiting for us."
Elsa's heart sank slightly at the thought of having to leave her again and, just like the time back at the coffee shop a few days ago, Elsa gave Anna involuntary puppy eyes, leaving Anna to feel completely helpless and slightly guilty. The younger woman reached up and surprised Elsa with brushing some hair behind her ear and cupping her cheek in her hand.
Anna then mouthed the words: "I'll come by and see you tomorrow at work, okay?"
Elsa nodded, as her mind was suddenly filled with her former daydream of Anna kissing her cheek. The barista desperately wanted it to happen and silently willed Anna's freckled face closer, but all Anna did was move away and take Elsa's hand again. This time it was Anna who lead Elsa from the mall. Once they were outside, Anna texted her cousin who rolled up in her white mustang moments later and opened the door for Anna.
"SO!" Rapunzel said aloud as well as gesturing in sign language as soon as the two girls were inside, "How did it go?"
"Amazing!" Elsa smiled.
"Wonderful!" Anna gestured.
Rapunzel chuckled.
Elsa and Anna texted the whole way back to Elsa's workplace. Upon reaching the coffee shop, Elsa exited the car and Anna rolled down the window, gestured for Elsa to come closer. The blonde bent down and Anna gestured Elsa come closer. Soon, the barista had her head so close to Anna's that they were within kissing distance. Anna removed her glasses and moved forward so close that Elsa closed her eyes, readying herself for a kiss... but as she felt Anna's cheek brushing against hers, she felt slight disappointment. The feeling faded when she felt the younger girl's lips press gently against her cheek In a feather light kiss. The barista blushed heatedly and felt small tingling sensations run up and down her spine. Anna reached up and cupped Elsa's other cheek, kissing her again, nuzzling Elsa's face before sitting back in her seat and putting her glasses back on. Rapunzel rolled up the window and Anna mouthed the word: "Goodbye." to Elsa, waving sweetly. The older woman stood, slightly out of it, that goofy look returning to her face. Rapunzel nodded as if to say, "nice job, kid." then drove away without another word.
It was about a minute after the car had gone before Elsa realized she was still waving. She cleared her throat loudly to jar herself back to reality and checked her phone to find a message from Anna, "Thanks for a great evening, Els."
"You're completely welcome." Elsa wrote back, as she began to walked around the side of the building to get to her bike, "We can do it again whenever you'd like."
"I'd like that very much." Anna replied, moments after Elsa sent the message, "Thanks again for the chocolate. Sleep well tonight and tell your brother that his new board game is a gift from me, okay?" then Elsa smiled as she saw that Anna had written a heart symbol at the end of her message.
As the blonde picked up her bike, she rested a hand on the cheek that Anna had kissed. Her mind began to wander to the fact that Anna was deaf…she wondered what it would be like to not hear anything. No music, no voices, no sounds, nothing. Nothing but silence for the rest of her life…
Then Elsa had an idea, sat up in her bike seat and thought aloud, "What about those weird things called cochlear implants?!" then she nearly ran into a tree. Elsa, her heart set on having Anna hear again, pedaled faster and faster, already thinking of ways she could get money to save up for a way for Anna to hear. Elsa would need to do research, lots of thinking and working and spending time with Anna.
She imagined Anna's face when she heard voices for the first time in a long while. She imagined Anna's eyes and how they would light up…how happy she would be. How in love with Elsa she would fall. Elsa knew she had already won Anna's affections from the very beginning, but she wanted to do something for her. Something more than simply saying, "I like you."
Perhaps by the time Elsa would make enough money for Anna's implants, the two would be in such a good relationship that the first time Elsa says, "I love you." Would be when Anna could actually hear it instead of looking at words on a screen.
"Yes." Elsa sighed, "This is gonna be awesome."